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http://www.northernlife.caTue, 03 Mar 2015 01:42:07 EDT30en-usCopyright 2014, Northernlife.caHead into the pharaoh's tomb with Dynamic Earth on March 7 On Feb. 25, Dynamic Earth invited reporters to marvel at the treasures of King Tut's final resting place.The King Tutankhamen: Treasures of the Pharaoh's Tomb exhibit, which opens to the public March 7 until Sept. 7, is a rare opportunity for Sudburians to escape the Canadian winter and travel to...
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http://www.northernlife.ca/news/localNews/2015/03/03-mummy-exhibit-sudbury.aspx3 Mar 2015 1:26:54 EDT
reThink Green hosts effective advocacy panel reThink Green invites all community members to a panel discussion about advocacy and political lobbying. The environmentally focused advocacy group launches their first workshop of 2015 with an open panel discussion on March 4.reThink Green is active in organizing and facilitating an ongoing series of educational workshops available to the...
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http://www.northernlife.ca/news/localNews/2015/03/03-rethink-green-panel-sudbury.aspx3 Mar 2015 1:24:58 EDT
Opposition parties stay focused on Sudbury byelection scandal For the second day in a row, opposition parties in the Ontario Legislature kept hammering at the Liberal government over the Sudbury byelection scandal.The Progressive Conservatives are focusing their attacks on the fact Gerry Lougheed Jr. is still chair of the Greater Sudbury Police Services Board, despite the ongoing OPP...
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http://www.northernlife.ca/news/localNews/2015/03/03-byelection-scandal-legislature-sudbury.aspx3 Mar 2015 11:55:04 EDT
Spring forward March 8 Daylights Savings starts Sunday, March 8.Before heading to bed Saturday night, don't forget to turn your clocks ahead one hour. This will allow for more daylight later in the evening.U.S. inventor and politician Benjamin Franklin first proposed the concept of Daylight Saving Time in 1784, but modern Daylight Saving Time...
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http://www.northernlife.ca/news/localNews/2015/03/03-daylight-savings-begins-sudbury.aspx3 Mar 2015 11:00:55 EDT
Campaign aims to Wipe out Colon Cancer Pharmacists at 15 Loblaw pharmacies across northeastern Ontario will encourage their customers to get screened for colorectal cancer as part of a new campaign called Let's Wipe Out Colon Cancer. The new campaign will target people between the ages of 50 and 74, who are most at risk of developing...
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http://www.northernlife.ca/news/localNews/2015/03/03-colon-cancer-sudbury.aspx3 Mar 2015 9:56:04 EDT
Report: free rides no route to increased gas tax dollars Greater Sudbury will have a tough time increasing provincial gas tax revenue by offering more free rides to seniors and other groups, according to a report going to the budget committee this week.Since the city's share is calculated, in part, on ridership, some councillors have talked about the potential of...
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http://www.northernlife.ca/news/localNews/2015/03/03-transit-revenue-sudbury.aspx3 Mar 2015 9:46:41 EDT
Bancroft, Whitefish water filling stations frozen Residents who are getting their drinking water at municipal filling stations on Bay Street in Whitefish and on Bancroft Drive, near Moonlight Beach Road, will have to find alternate locations. Both stations have frozen and will be closed until further notice.A release from the city says residents of Lively and...
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http://www.northernlife.ca/news/localNews/2015/03/03-frozen-filling-stations-sudbury.aspx3 Mar 2015 9:17:19 EDT
Eastlink launches Maestro Streamer Eastlink is extending its TV leadership with the launch of the Eastlink Maestro Streamer.At a time when easy access to TV content across multiple devices is in hot demand, Eastlink’s Maestro platform allows customers to stream live TV and DVR recordings to their tablets and smartphones, said a news release.“We...
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http://www.northernlife.ca/news/localNews/2015/03/02-eastlink-maestro-sudbury.aspx2 Mar 2015 4:45:34 EDT
Sudbury, where single-digit negatives are exciting Tonight will be clear with winds up to 40 km/h. The overnight low will be -18 C, -25 C with the windchill.Increasing cloudiness Tuesday with snow beginning late in the morning. Expect about five to 10 cm of snowfall. The high for the day will be -7 C, and the...
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http://www.northernlife.ca/news/localNews/2015/03/02-warmer-weather-sudbury.aspx2 Mar 2015 4:42:13 EDT
Inventors mix it up with industry professionals (2 photos) Imagine if a machine could pour you a perfect serving of your favourite mixed drink with the press of a button.A third-year electronics engineering student at Collège Boréal put that idea into practice with his final project for the program.Kris Proulx spent six months developing a mixed drink dispenser about...
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http://www.northernlife.ca/news/localNews/2015/03/02-boreal-inventors-sudbury.aspx2 Mar 2015 4:23:42 EDT
Thibeault named PA to environment minister Sudbury MPP Glenn Thibeault has been named parliamentary assistant to Glenn Murray, the minister of the Environment and Climate Change. A news release said Thibeault will focus on the issue of climate change. He will participate in meetings of the ministers’ Table on Climate Change and sit on the communities,...
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http://www.northernlife.ca/news/localNews/2015/03/02-thibeault-PA-environment-sudbury.aspx2 Mar 2015 4:08:42 EDT
R.L. Beattie ranked Sudbury's top school R.L. Beattie Public School got top marks in the Fraser Institute’s annual elementary school rankings report, while Marymount Academy and Lo-Ellen Park Secondary were tied as the highest rated high schools in Sudbury.The report, which was released Sunday, ranks 3,037 public and Catholic schools, as well as a small number...
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http://www.northernlife.ca/news/localNews/2015/03/02-fraser-school-report-card-sudbury.aspx2 Mar 2015 2:11:34 EDT
Chamber opposes Ontario Retirement Pension Plan The implementation of the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan could have a negative impact on Sudbury's economy, says the Greater Sudbury Chamber of Commerce.A survey of businesses by the chamber found that 44 per cent of respondents would reduce their current payroll or hire fewer employees in the future due to...
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http://www.northernlife.ca/news/localNews/2015/03/02-chamber-pension-plan-sudbury.aspx2 Mar 2015 1:34:36 EDT
Dr. Reena Dhatt new primary care lead for NE LHIN The North East Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) has announced it has a new primary care lead for the Sudbury-Manitoulin-Parry Sound area.Dr. Reena Dhatt, a family physician based in Sudbury, has taken over the position, and will work closely with the North East LHIN to improve access and co-ordination of...
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http://www.northernlife.ca/news/localNews/2015/03/02-dhatt-ne-lhin-sudbury.aspx2 Mar 2015 11:07:35 EDT
Event helps girls explore career possibilities High school girls will have an opportunity to experience some of the career possibilities out there at the 12th annual Women of the Future conference at Collège Boréal March 5.The more than 100 Grade 9 and 10 girls attending will have a chance to check out booths, motivational speakers and...
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http://www.northernlife.ca/news/localNews/2015/03/02-girls-careers-cambrian-sudbury.aspx2 Mar 2015 10:54:01 EDT